Planted Tank Basics

Quick answer: A betta can share a tank only if the tank holds at least

A fighter fish needs a tank of at least 20 litres, not a bowl. What changes in a tank, a litre-by-litre water-change table, filter and heater advice, and easy plants.

What a betta (fighter fish) tank needs in India, what it costs from about ₹2,170, whether your city needs a heater, and how to cycle the tank before the fish goes in.

How to use Indian almond leaves in a betta tank: dose by tank size, 4 ways to use them, how long a leaf lasts, brown water, fin rot facts and price in India.

A practical guide to shifting a planted tank in India: saving your filter media, packing plants and fish, moving the tank safely and settling in again.

Which algae eaters actually work in Indian planted tanks: Amano and cherry shrimp, nerites, Otocinclus, SAE, plus stocking numbers and summer heat.

Pearling is oxygen leaving saturated water, not a health badge. What really causes it, why low-tech tanks rarely bubble, and what to watch instead.

How to build a wabi-kusa with Anubias and Bucephalandra: mound, moss wrap, humidity, light and a bioactive base, set up for Indian rooms.

Which dry salts to use, where to source KNO3 and KH2PO4 in India, and conservative dosing per 100 litres for low-tech and CO2 tanks.

How to identify black beard algae on Anubias, Bucephalandra and Java fern, what really causes it, and a safe three-week plan to clear your tank.

How to prepare a planted aquarium for a one or two week trip: trimming, light timers, feeding, Indian summer heat, power cuts and coming home.

A practical dry start guide for Indian tanks: which carpets work emersed, how to set up, handling summer heat and monsoon mould, and flooding without melt.